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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners 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
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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