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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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