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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online education are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|