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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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