MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education enable
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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