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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are considering
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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