MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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 is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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