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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
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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