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
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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