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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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