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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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