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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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