MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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