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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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