MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
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 lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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