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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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