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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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