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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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