MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
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 quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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