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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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