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 is a
book
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Austria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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