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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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