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
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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