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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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