MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
online education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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