MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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