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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
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.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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