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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
elearning make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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