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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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