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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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