MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
e-learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
