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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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