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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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