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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning are making it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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