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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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