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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
People want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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