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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally 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
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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