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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning enable
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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