MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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