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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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