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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning enable
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guyana to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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