MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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