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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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