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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online learning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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