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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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