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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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