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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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