MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Italy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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