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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners 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
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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