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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|