MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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