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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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