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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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