MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
elearning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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