MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
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 several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
People want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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