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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating 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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