MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
typically 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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