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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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