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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews 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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