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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
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 variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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