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.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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