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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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