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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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