MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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