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.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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