MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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