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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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