MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Panama to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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