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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students 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 a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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