MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
elearning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palau to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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