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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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