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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
usually 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
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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