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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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