MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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