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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
The New School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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