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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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