MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners 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 a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Serbia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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