MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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