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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online education are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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