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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
People want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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