MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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