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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
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.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students 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 numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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