MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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