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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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