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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly 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 a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
People want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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