MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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