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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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