MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that 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 teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Syria to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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