MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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