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
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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