MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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