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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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