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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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