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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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