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.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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