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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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