MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
normally 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 a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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