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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students 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 a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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