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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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