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 is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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