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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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