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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students 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 quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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