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 Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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