MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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