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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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