MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online learning are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jersey to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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