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.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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