MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
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 a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
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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