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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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