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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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