MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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