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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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