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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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