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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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