MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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