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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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