MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
digital education technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students 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 numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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