MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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