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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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