MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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