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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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