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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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