MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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