MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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