MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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