MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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