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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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