MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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