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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
generally 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 several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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