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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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