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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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