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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Singapore to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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