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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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