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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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