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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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