MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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