MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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