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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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