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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
open educational
endeavours.
People want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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