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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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