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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Austria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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