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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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