MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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