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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take 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.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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