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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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