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.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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