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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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