MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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