MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all over 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.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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