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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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