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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iraq to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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