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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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