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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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