MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
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
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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