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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
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
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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