MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|