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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students 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 quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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