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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also explores 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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