MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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