MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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