MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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