MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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