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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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