MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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