MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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 is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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