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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners 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
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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