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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners 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 quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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