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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning have empowered
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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