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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
