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.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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