MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|