MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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