MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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