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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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