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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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