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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually 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
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cayman Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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