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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
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
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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