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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning have made it possible for
humans
all over 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 MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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