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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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