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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Egypt to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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