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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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