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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 several
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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