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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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