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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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