MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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 is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning have empowered
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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