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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in classes 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.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes 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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