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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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