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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
customarily 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 numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Panama to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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