MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
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 several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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