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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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