MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online education make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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