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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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