MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students 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
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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