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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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