MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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