MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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