MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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