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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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