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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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