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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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