MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
usually 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 numerous
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
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 learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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