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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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