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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology enable
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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