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.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
elearning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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