MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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