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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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