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.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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