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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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