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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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