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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning enable
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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