MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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