MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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