MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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