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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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