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.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|