MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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