MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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