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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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