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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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