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 is a
book
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
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 numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
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 discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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