MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly 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 numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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