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
book
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners 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 quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Niue to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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