MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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