MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
major 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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