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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key 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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