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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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