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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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