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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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