MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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