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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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