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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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