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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
elearning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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