MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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