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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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