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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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