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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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