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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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