MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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