MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Chad to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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