MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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