MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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