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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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