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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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