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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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