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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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