MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners 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 many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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