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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|