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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Libya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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