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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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