MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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