MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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