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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily 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 quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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