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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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