MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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