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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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