MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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