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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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