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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online education technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Aruba to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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