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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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