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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
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
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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