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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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