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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students 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 many
topics that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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