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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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