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.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kiribati to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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