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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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