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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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