MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students 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
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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