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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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