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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
almost always 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 many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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