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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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