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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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