MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
People want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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