MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally 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 many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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