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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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