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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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