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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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