MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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