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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marquette University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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