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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes 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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