MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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