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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners 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 variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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