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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
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
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|