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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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