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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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