MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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