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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners 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 technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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