MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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