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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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