MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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