MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Chad to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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