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.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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