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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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