MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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