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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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