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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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