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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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