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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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