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.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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