MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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