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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly 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 a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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