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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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