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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students 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 a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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