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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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