MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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