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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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