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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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