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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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