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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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