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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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