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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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