MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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