MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically 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 several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also talks about the
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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