MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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