MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students 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
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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