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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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