MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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 is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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