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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
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 several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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