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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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