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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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