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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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