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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
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 massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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