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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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