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 Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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