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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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