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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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