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 is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning have empowered
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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