MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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