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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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