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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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