MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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