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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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