MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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