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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students 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 numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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