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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|