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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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