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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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