MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
typically 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 numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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