MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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