MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iran to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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