MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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