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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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