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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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