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.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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