MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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 is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
People want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
