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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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