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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
important new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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