MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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