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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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