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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Spain to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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