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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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