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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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