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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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