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.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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