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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology enable
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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