MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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