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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also considers the
key 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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