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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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