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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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