MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iran to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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