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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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