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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally free
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 variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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