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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology have empowered
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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