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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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