MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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