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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
