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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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