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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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