MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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