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 Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|