MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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