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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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