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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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