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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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