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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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