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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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