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
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online education enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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