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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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