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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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