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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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