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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major 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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