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.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
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 a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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