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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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