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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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