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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
elearning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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