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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
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
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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