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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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