MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
