MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students 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 several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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