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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
learning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses 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 a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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