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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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