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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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