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
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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