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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Spain to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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