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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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