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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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