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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iran to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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