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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
learning technology have empowered
people
all over 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.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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