MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major 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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