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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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