MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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