MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Macau to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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