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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students 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 many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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