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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always 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 numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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