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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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