MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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