MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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