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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
usually 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 several
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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