MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
edited collection
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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