MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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