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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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