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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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