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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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