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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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