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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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