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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
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 lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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