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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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