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
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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