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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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