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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key 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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