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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
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
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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