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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
elearning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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