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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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