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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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