MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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