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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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