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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
