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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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