MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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