MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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