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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Romania to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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