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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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