MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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