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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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