MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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