MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
electronic education technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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