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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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