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.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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