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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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