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
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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