MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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