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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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