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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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