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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology enable
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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