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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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