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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students 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 several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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