MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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