MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Macau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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