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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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