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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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