MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
mostly 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 a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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