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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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