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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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