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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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