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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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