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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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