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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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