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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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