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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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