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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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