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
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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