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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
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
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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