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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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