MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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