MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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