MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
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 many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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