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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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