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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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