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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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