MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
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 several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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