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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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