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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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