MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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