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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online education have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
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 teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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