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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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