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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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