MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online education have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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