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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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