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.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important 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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