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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
e-learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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