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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
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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