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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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