MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
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
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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