MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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