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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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