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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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