MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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