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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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