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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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