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
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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