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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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