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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner 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 learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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