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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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