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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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