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
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
People want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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