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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|