MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology enable
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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