MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students 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
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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