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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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