MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines 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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