MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Libya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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