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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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