MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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