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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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