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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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