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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
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 several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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