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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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