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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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