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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Martinique to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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