MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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