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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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