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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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