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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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